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VOL. XLTV. HO. 220.
BOCK ISLAND, ILL., MONDAY, JULY 6. 1896.
PBICS TUBES. CniTS.
BOCK
ISLAND
Oil THE DAY BEFORE,
Plans for the Opening of the
Great Convention.
PROGRAM OF GOLD MEN.
Anti-Silver Delegates Urged
to Stand Together.
Boies Expected in
Today.
STANDING OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.
Cleveland Lead with Baltimore a daw
fcecvud and Cincinnati Third.
Chicago, July 6. Following is the table
showing tho standing of the League base
bull clubs at the close of yesterday's play:
Per
Played. Won. Let. Cent.
Cleveland M HO 1H
Baltimore 6) J
Cincinnati .... (17 43 24
Boston 1 S7 24
Pittsburg 61 21 28
Chicago tis M tl
Philadelphia 84 33 at
Washington M a
Rroxklrn M 31 , 32
New York Hi 2S 3H
ht Loui sj 5 SO
LonixTiile M 11 47
Fourth of July scores (morning):
Chicago Louisville H, Chicago 5:
MOB LAW'S L VTEST
ChicaCTO l'iHburg Cincinnati a, Pittsburg 1;
Cleveland St. Ix.uU 8, Cleveland 5;
.672
.667
Mi
.017
Ml
Ma
.511
JWD
.492
.410
JH1
.100
At
at
at
Maryland Uses Independence
Day for a Lynching.
QUITE A US IQUE EHTEETATJJMENT.
ILLINOIS IS FOR' BLAND.
on Money Issue.
Other Ante-Convention
ings.
at
1'hilnuVlphln Washington 13, Philadcl-
j. hln H: at Brooklyn Boston. 3, Brooklyn 1
i; at New York Baltimore 11. New York
in. (Afternoon) at Chicago Ixniisville
la, Chicago 11; at Brooklyn Boston 7,
ltnMklyn 1; at Philadelphia WnHhington
II. Philadelphia 15; at New York Bultl-
x - i- -. "1 1 ...I w
. . , , , 1 - . ' " link a, n. v iu tniiu .K.
Action Ot lOWa and Nebraska U.ul4, Cleveland h: at Pittsburg-Cin,-
clnnatl 3, Pittsburg 4. (Sunday) at Cin
cinnati St. Iuis O, Cincinnati 7: at
Chicago ixniisvillc , Chicago 7.
Western Ijcngue (morning): At Detroit
I )n. I Grand Rapids 5, Detroit 7; at Minnenp-
oim i. j'jiui o, .wiiiucapoiis n; ni inuian
npolls Cotiimbns u, Indianapolis 4; at
Kansas ( lty Milwaukee 7, Knnwi City
in. (Alter noon) At Detroit Urand Rap
ids , Detn.it II; at St. Paul Minneapolis
t. Paul ft; nt Indianapolis Columbus
2, IndianMlis 7; at Kansas City Mil
waukee 3, Kansas City 12. (Sunday) At
Unind Knpids Detroit 7, Urand Rapids 12;
at Columbus Indianapolis 7, Columbus?:
at Kansas City Milwaukee 2, Kansas City
4; nt St. Paul .Minneapolis 8, St. Paul 41.
Western Association (morning): At St
Joseph Cedar Kapids , St. Joseph 3; at
Iturlington Kockford . Burlington 4; at
l)es Moines Peoria 3, Ies Moines 10; ut
Qulncy Dubuque 8. Qulnry 3. (After
noon) at Burlington Kockford 6, Bur
lington 4; nt Des Moines Peoria 3, Des
Moines 4; at ljuincy Dubuque 7, Qulncy
ft; nt St. Joseph Cedar Rapid t. St.
itoseph 15. (Sundav) at St. Joseph-
Cedar Rapids 11, St. Joseph 6; at Des
Moines Peoria i. Des Moines 2; at Bur
lington Kockford ., Burlington 6; at
Cjuitiry Dubuque 5, Quincy 7.
SAW A RAILWAY COLLI3ION.
Chicago, July 6. The program o(
tbe gold men has begun to assume
shape, though It It not yet entirely
agreed npon. nor hat it been sub
mitted to but a, very few aotl-sllver
leader. Whitney counsels the anti
liver men to stand together ready to
art la a solid body as occasion re
qniree. It Is understood aa the mat
ter stands, tbe course la not to walk
out of the convention. Then when
the silver men have captured every
thing and adjourned, a conference
will be held and arrangements made
for a convention of anti-silver demo
crats to nominate a man whom they
can support. Of course, if the silver
men jjo to the extreme of turning out
the cold delezates in Michigan, a
bolt may be immediately precipi
tated.
The Ua UeWgatloa.
Chicaoo, July 6. Ex-Uov. Boies
is eapected to return to Chicago some
time today. The gold nion ot Iowa
are perfecting an organization for
his support. The leaders are J. J
Uicbardson. membor of the. na
tional committee. Cato Sells, Judge
Kinney and T. M. Gobble, the latter
is ouo of four gold delegates from
Iowa, the other three gold delegates
refuse to participate in the move
ment and have given notice that they
intend to bolt the silver nomination,
whether it is Boies or anybody
else. The Iowa gold organ i.
nation has for some pur
pose been holding for Boies all the
silver delegates possible, and when
he has socured enough, if supported
by the gold delegates from the east
ern states will have those votes tor
him. On. J. B. Weaver, of Iowa, in
conference with the Boies leaders to
day, said he would favor the fusion
ot democrats and populists, not only
in congressional districts and the
state of Iowa, but throughout the
nation. He hopes Teller will be nom
iuated. If not, be will support
Boles, and urge the populists to sup
port him provided ha is not nomi
nated with the aid of gold votes.
Weaver says be will not support any
democrat nominated with the aid of
gold vote
By a majority of 12 to 4 the Iowa
delegation this morning voted down
a resolution offered by Stackhouse,
of the First district, favoring tbe
free and
Chicago Has a Chance to Observe Street-
er's L'niqna how.
CHICAGO, July ft. "Streeter's original
rnilrond collision" took place Saturday at
Cicero at 4:51 p. ni. While it 'lasted it
was exciting enough for the most juded
nerves. Two locomotives, fairly vibrat
ing under their steam pressures, dashed
headlong at each other on a piece of level
track at more than race horse speed. For
a few moments there was suspense, then
camo a dull roar, a leaping of Iron giants
Into the air, swirl of black ami brown
dust, curtaining everything, a burst of
hissing steam and all was over. This
untquo siMvtacle a Chicago genius devised
to drivo away t nmri brought more than
20,(XM people to the canvas-walled oblong
on the Ridgcland branch of the Chicngo
and Northern Pncific.
The collision took place 350 feet from
the spectators and unlike, tho C olumbus,
O.. show no one was hurt. hen the lo.
romotives struck their forward trucks left
their pivots and tlew forward, smashing
tho cowcatchers: between them. The
boilers fell to one side, forming an angle in
tho since of which the trucks remained,
practically on tho truck. The body of ono
tender, leaving its platform under a
freight car that telescoped It, slid up
around tho holler of its engine. The driv
ing wheels of that engine remained true
to their fastenings mid buried themselves
in the dirt on one side and projectinghigh
in the air on the other. Where the cab of
either engine went is one of the mysteries
of tho collision.
The tender of the second engine turned
on its side, met the freight car behind it
and the two formed an A, the iron and
wood of both being liadly smashed. The
platform of the tender broke in two, and
the two trucks piled one tipou the other
very neatly. Hack of them a truck of the
freight ear was stood ou end. 1 he cars
were arranged in cig-xng fashion, ono
thrown to the right, th next to the left,
the third to tho right, and In some cases
the side force broke the flanges of the
wheels, although it did not injure the
track nt any point. All tho cars except
Presumably the "Best Citizens" Read the
Declaration or Independence Before
Stringing Cp the Victim. Who Was a
Negro Who Protested That Re Was
Innocent "Late Soldiers' of the Czar
Indulge In am "Elegant" Bow.
Rockville, Md., July 6. Sidney Ran
dolph, a negrs charged with the murder
of little Sadie Buxton, and with brutal as
sault with intent to commit murder on
the girl's father, mother and elder sister
during the night of May 25, at the home
of the Buxtons near Gaithersburg, was
lynched before daylight Saturday morn
ing by a mob of determined men who
overcame the jailor and forced him to
surrender the keys to tho jail. The negro
protested his innocence of the crime to the
last. This makes the second Jynchlng in
Maryland within two weeks, Joseph Cock
ing, a white man in jail on a charge of
murdering his wife, having been killed by
a mob a short time ago.
The Mob Appears at the Jail.
About 2:30 o'clock in tho morning
Charles H. M. Peyton, jailer of Montgom
ery county, was aroused from his sleep by
loud rappings at the front door of the jail.
hen he inquired who was there he was
told to open the door to receive a prisoner.
Ho did so and found confronting him a
mob of twenty or thirty masked men. He
quickly slammed the door in their faces
ond locked it. only to have it broken down
a few minutes later. Tho crowd rushed
in end demanded that he unlock tho cell
doors. Meeting a refusal they leveled re
volvers at Peyton's head and directed him
to hand over his keys, which he did
promptly.
Negro Fought for Ht Life.
The affair . was well planned, for the
mob proceeded at once to Randolph's cell.
The negro was an exceedingly powerful
man, over six feet tall and muscular.
There must have been a hard struggle to
secure him, tho cell floor being covered
with bloody marks. Prisoners in adjoin
in; cells say that he strongly protested
his innocence and begged for his life. The
mob gave no heed to these pleadings, but
gagged him and then dragged him to a
vehiele in waiting and drove out of town.
A hangman s knot was tied around the
negro's neck and soon afterwards his
lifeless body was swinging from a con
venient tree.
The First Crime Committed.
On the morning of Mny 26 all Maryland
within fifty miles of Washington was
startled by news that during the night
one or more intruders had entered tho
house of Mr. Buxton, a miller of Gaithers
burg, and had murderously assaulted the
head of tho household, his wife and two
daughters with an ax while they were
asleep. H was feared all four might die,
but though terribly injured all recovered
save the youngest daughter. Suspicion
pointed to Sidney Randolph, a negro who
was found near Gaithersburg unable to
give a satisfactory account of himself.
Authorities Were Fully Warned.
It was supposed ho had been instigated
to the deed by a companion named N'eal,
just released from the penitentinry,whither
ho had been sent chiefly through testi
mony given by Buxton, whoso life he had
threntened. Xcal, however, could not be
connected with thecrimeaiid was released,
while Randolph was committed to jail to
await trial, a coroner's jury having found
that Sadio Buxton came to her death from
blows inllictcd by an axe in Randolph's
hands; and that some one unknown was
accessorv to the deed. There had been
frequent threats to lynch both Xeal and
Uaudolph.
naving neen stabbed in the abdomen and
Bowman both stabbed and shot. It is
believed that both will die. .
The following were seriously wounded:
Jacob Cohen, of New York, shot through
the right knee and thigh; Harris Ran,
scalp wound and cuts on face; Jacob Sun
shine, sabre cuts on the head and Ladly
bruised on face and body ; Henry Wessels,
special deputy sheriff, stabbed in right
hand and cut about head and face; Frank
Ban Don, special deputy sheriff, of Mas
peth, sabre cuts alout head and hands,
dangerously wounded. Kight men were
badly injured, including two probably fa
tally. Thirty more had to have their
wounds attended to by hospital surgeons.
BOTH MEN WERE DEAD SHOTS.
Only Their Corpses Found io Tell What
Had Happened..'
Rcssellville, Ky., July 6. A deadly
fight took place near Adairville Saturday
morning. Dick Younger went to town
drunk. - As he rode out of town he fired
his pistol. H. H. Harmon, the town mar
shal, jumped on a horse and started after
Younger. An hour later both men were
found dead about one mile from the town.
Both had been shot through the heart,
and only one chamber in each revolver
had been discharged. .
There were no witnesses. Willinm
Younger, a brother of Dick, was killed in
Adairville by Dates Patterson four years
ago. The Youngers were relatives of the
famous outlaws Harmon killed two men
in Tennessee several years ago. He was
the only man the town of Adairville has
had for years who could keep order.
Effect of the ltaudolph Lynching.
Baltimore, July 6. A riot occurred at
a colored picnic at Loch Haven, near this
city, Saturday night. The sheriff at
tempted to arrest a negro named Butler
who had drawn a revolver on a companion.
Without a moment's warning about fifty
colored men charged the sheriff and his
deputies, beating them and hurling stones
at .them. They emptied their revolvers
into the crowd and wounded six, oue ser
iously. Many arrests were made.
JOYFUL NEWS IF CORRECT.
unlimited coinage of silver I second in the western train were badly
- i i- ....
at such ratio as win maintain a
parity between both ot the metals."
Teas C tatting Ixlegatloa.
The contesting delegation from
broken up.
The Sis of Bis Head.
In ono of the big stores the other after
noon a stoop shouldered man witn a
Teias representing thefgold contln- faded brown board was clawing over the
gent from that state decided this I hats and try iug them on, one after an-
morning not to apply for admission I other, w PA out appearing to find any to
to tbe convention. The delegation I fit him.
has issued an address calling on all
gold delegates to bolt.
luisMrts r iiummi.
The Illinois delegation voted 43 to
t to cast her 48 votes for Bland.
The Illinois delegation today choie
Thomas (iahan, of Chicago, as na
tional committeeman,
Tbe Teias delegation unanimously
resolved to support Bland.
The Tammany delegation from
New York arrived this morning.
The gold delegation from Nebraska
waa seated on roll call by a vote of
26 to 23.
Cbaatag a Fuibaeter.
Kiv Wist, Fie.. July 6 The
steamer Three Friends passed hete
this morning pursued by a Spanish
war ship. The filibuster was 8 to 10
.miles ahead. It is stated tbe war
ship fired on her. It is reported a
United States criiser is gettirg up
steam to joia in the chase.
Tha (.-
Fair tonight and Tuesday, slightly
cooler tonight. Northerly winds.
Today's temperature 80.
r. J. Walx, Observer
What size are yon looking for?" ask-
cd one of the salesmen.
"What sice!" he said. "Somethin I
kin wear. I reckon."
Of course, but what s your num
ber?"
'Yon don't number a man when he
comes in hero to buy a hat, do you?"
Certainly not. I mean what a the
number of the"
"Don't you s'pose I'll know when I
corao to a hut that fits me? I ain't no
spring chicken, young man. I've bought
hats lure this, i ou go on waitin on
customers. I'll find what I'm lixikin f nr
after awhile. I've got plenty of time.
So have I. Time is nothing to me. I
ran stand here all day and watch you
trying on bats, but it isn't necessary. If
von can tell me what size oi bat you
wear, I con pive you hair a dozen cl
that sixo to try on. It will nave yoa
some trouble, and won't be quite so
hard on the assortment.
The customer reflected.
"Well, that's reasonable," he maid.
Yonng man, I might as well tell yon
the troth. I've clean forgot the size bat
I wear. I never ran remember it. I
know I wear a Xa 9 shoe, though. A
Na 9 bat would be about the "right
thing, wouldn't it Chicago Tribune.
Subeczibe for Tat Abacs.
NEGROES THREATEN RETALIATION.
Talk of Indulging in the Lynch Business
on Their Own Account.
Wasiiixgtos, July 6. A special to The
Post from Rockville, Md., says: The ex
citement caused by the lynching of the
negro, Sydney Randolph, Saturday, which
had almost entirely died out, was stirred
to a high pitch last night when it became
rumored that the colored people in the
vicinity of Gaithersburg had organized a
partv and were coming to Rockville to
Ivnch R. Li Buxton, the lather of the
Buxton family that was assaulted. As
soon as the authorities here were apprised
of this rumor steps were taken to prevent
a recurrence of the events of Saturday.
The deputy sheriff quickly informed a
number of the citizens that their services
might !e needed, and then told Buxton of
his danger, advising him to leave on the
next train for Washington. Buxton
seemed quite nervous and excited, but pro
tested against going to Washington. Ar
rivals from Gaithersburg stated that the
rumor of the Intended outbreak among the
negroes Bad reached them, and that
party of 200 men had been armed and put
on their guard.
They informed Buxton that if he would
accompany them bacK to uaitncrsburg
thev weuld guarantee to protect him.
Buxton went to Gaithersburg, where he
spent the night with friends, guarded by
sMe-lxxlied men. There is no doubt that
the colored people of the county are very
Indignant at the lynching of Randolph,
and they are open in their denunciation!
the act. It is stated also that they are bit
ter against Buxton, claiming that he
knows more about tho affair than be is
willia; to telL
ENGAGED IN A Mt'RDEROCS FIGHT.
Some of the Men in the Twin Shaft Hay
Yet Ite Saved.
Wilkesbarhe, Pa., July 6. A report
received here from Pittston, Pa., indi
catcs that some of the men in the Twin
Shaft mine may ho taken out alive, the
rescuing party having heard shortly before
midnight distinct rappings which may
have been made by some of the entombed
men.
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.
Henry M. Stanley, the explorer, who has
been seriously ill for some time past, has
experienced an alarming relapse.
The porte biis come to an understanding
with the European cabiHets with a view to
pacifying Crete and putting aa end to the
svstematic fomentation of disturbances
Four men were in a skeleton cage in the
shaft of the Litchfield (Ills.) Mining and
Power company and the rope slipped
through the clamp, giving them a fall of
LVl feet. Oue of the men. Morgan Jones,
struck his head on a two-inch timber and
was killed. Charles Veit had one leg
fractured.
F. E. Storm, clerk of tho United States
railroad commissioner, of Washington
died suddeniv at a private hotel at San
Francisco of apoplexy.
Kurds, Persians and foreign Armen
inns are pillaging in the neighborhood of
V an, fn Armenia, lhe 1 urkish troops
are driving them toward . the Russian
frontier.
The University of Wisconsin won the
two mile nice with tho Minnesota Boat
club on Lake Minuetonka by one-quarter
of a length; time, 10:42.
Nat and Tom Butler have made a new
world s tundem record for ' a mile com
petition, their time being 1 :3M 1-5.
At the Persian embassy in London a
denial has been issued Of the report that
an attempt has been recently made to as
sassinate the new shr.h.
The marriage of Anna May nelphlcy
and Edward Parr on the fireworks stand
on the public square was the principal at
traction of the celebration ot the Fourth
at Newark, O.
Josiah Emmert, Sr., the founder of
Watuaga, Tenn., aged 91, was bitten by a
suuke and died the next morning.
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New Yore. July 6. The Independent
Order of the Late Soldiers of Russia gave
a picnic Saturday in the park of William
M Sewell, at Maspeth, L. L The organ
lzation Is composed ot two fractions the
independents and the regulars. The frac
tions came together late in the afternoon
in a conflict that was both fierce and
bloody. Sheriff Henry Dohl, of Queens
county, and fifty deputies were hastily
summoned to the scene. After a strug
gle of half an hour they succeeded in
resting fifty-nine of the belligerents. A
hundred men had been more or less In
jured. Among the number were Con-
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